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Sonoran Desert

Sonoran Desert proper noun: a desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.

Proper noun

Sonoran Desert

  1. A desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.

Origin of Sonoran Desert

From the Spanish sonora (“sonorous”), from Latin sonoros. Compare sonorous.

Words formed from Sonoran Desert

Questions about Sonoran Desert

What does Sonoran Desert mean?
Sonoran Desert means a desert which covers large parts of the southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico.
What part of speech is Sonoran Desert?
Sonoran Desert is a proper noun.

Words near Sonoran Desert in the dictionary

  1. sonoraite
  2. sonoral
  3. Sonoran
  4. Sonoran bumble bee
  5. Sonoran bumble bees
  6. Sonoran Desert
  7. Sonoran Desert toad
  8. Sonoran Desert toads
  9. sonorancy
  10. Sonorans
  11. sonorant

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